Written by DCist Tom Lee, on the road in the wilds of western North Carolina. It seems like there’s been a lot of taxi-related news this week. Today the trend continues: the Post is reporting on the latest footnote to D.C.’s byzantine taxi system. It seems that Yellow Cab is testing out meters in its fleet — but not the time & distance-based kind enjoyed by other cities. Instead, the new devices stick with…

Perhaps we were blinded by all of the orange we saw at the Gates in New York’s Central Park this past weekend, but we think the City Paper has adopted the marketing tactics of Yellow Cab and The Washington Times. Has the City Paper gotten new distribution bins? We think so. The bins are black with an orange window frame. So we guess orange is in. Everywhere it seems. Despite its name, Yellow Cab of…